Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) Market Report

Brush, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

1,095 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,095	1,091	1,211
Feeder cattle	66	138	220
Slaughter cattle	888	905	730
Replacement cattle	141	48	261

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady. Feeding cows traded 2.00 lower and dairy heifers traded steady. Today's run included a bred cow special that had a firm undertone, especially for those within the second trimester in the young to middle aged cows.

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,691	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,233	+9.86
1150–1578	1399	80-85%	151	73.00–87.00	$78.15	$1,093	-1.99
1225–1695	1450	80-85%	81	55.00–69.00	$63.33	$918	-2.01
1225–1693	1469	80-85%	124	70.00–83.00	$74.48	$1,094	+9.14
1305–1730	1531	80-85%	28	30.00–54.00	$43.53	$666	-33.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$721	—
835–1143	1030	85-90%	16	79.00–90.00	$81.65	$841	-0.12
805–1465	1170	85-90%	100	45.00–59.50	$51.61	$604	-12.54
830–1540	1176	85-90%	54	21.00–44.00	$36.54	$430	-27.61
845–1315	1198	85-90%	26	65.00–85.00	$68.85	$825	+4.70
950–1295	1210	85-90%	91	60.00–71.00	$64.78	$784	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1958	1697	75-80%	36	75.00–88.00	$81.60	$1,385	—
1550–1840	1704	75-80%	7	89.00–95.00	$91.41	$1,558	+31.41
1728–1822	1777	75-80%	5	61.00–73.50	$70.41	$1,251	—
1797	1797	75-80%	6	55.00	$55.00	$988	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
893–1270	1019	3	90.00–91.00	$90.42	$921	—
1080–1130	1112	3	108.00–111.00	$109.98	$1,223	+7.49
1255–2495	1809	20	75.00–89.00	$84.23	$1,524	—
1315–2220	1835	16	90.00–94.50	$91.86	$1,686	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1110	904	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	91.00–98.00	$97.04	$877
965–1190	1102	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	104.00–115.00	$111.04	$1,224

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1615	1312	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	48	1,100.00–1,285.00	$1,199.31
1225–1655	1374	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	900.00–1,150.00	$1,019.86
1630	1630	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1272–1648	1450	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	1,300.00–1,385.00	$1,321.79
1705	1705	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1028–1073	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	1,050.00–1,185.00	$1,129.61
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00
1313	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1175	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,063.51

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
868–898	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–725.00	$712.71

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1290	1290	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1800	1800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1830	1830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
866	866	14	116.50	$116.50	$1,009	—
905–910	908	2	111.00–114.00	$112.50	$1,022	-1.26
954	954	8	118.00	$118.00	$1,126	+3.40
1010–1045	1019	4	115.00–116.50	$115.63	$1,178	-0.04
1055–1065	1060	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$1,224	-0.27
1110–1140	1127	3	116.50–117.00	$116.67	$1,315	+1.21

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
777–778	778	17	80.00–82.50	$82.06	$638	-2.94
920	920	1	80.00	$80.00	$736	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
841	841	4	108.00	$108.00	$908	-3.00
1105	1105	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,204	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360	1360	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,646	-1.00
1740	1740	1	87.50	$87.50	$1,522	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.